Ep 82: Putting Mental Health On The Podium

What was once a resentment of the impingement that Samual Mikulak’s career put on his mental health and self-worth has now become a source of introspective assessment of how grateful he is to have experienced all that he has professionally. In this mindset, Sam competed in his third and most likely final Olympics at the Tokyo 2020 games and was able to experience it on a different level. The beauty of what Sam has discovered about himself over the past few years is that his intellectual and emotional intelligence matters. Today’s Olympians need to be aware that not only are there physical limitations that they might encounter in their sport, but there are also mental roadblocks inherent in a high-competition situation. Each athlete is trained to some extent to deal with the obstacles, but not enough to date has been done. Sam, a retired, 3x US Olympic Artistic Gymnast, world champion, Head Coach at Evo Athletics, and founder of Mikulak Clinic, has always been a people pleaser.

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